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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as alta silua in 1289. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym *Hooghout and Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hoogwoud n
- a village and former municipality of Opmeer, North Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hoogwoud”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN